“Our Village” Film Screening

Name: “Our Village” Film Screening
Start: 2024-11-12T18:00:00+00:00
End: 2024-11-12T20:00:00+00:00
Location: Hippodrome Theatre

November 12, 2024 @ 6:00 pm – 8:00 pm

Join us for the start of our culminating week of events, starting with the film screening of “Our Village” by MyQueal Lewis at the Hippodrome.

Hippodrome Theatre

25 SE 2nd Pl
Gainesville, Florida 32601 United States

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Art After Dark

Thursday, January 30 | 6:00pm – 9:00pm
HARN Museum of Art

HESCAH lecture with Stephanie Dunning at 6pm and reception, fashion show curated by Anani Blakey at 7:30pm, music performance, art activities, and refreshments.

Co-sponsored by HESCAH and the HARN Museum of Art

Zora Neale Hurston Panel Discussion

Wednesday, January 22 | 6:00pm
Institute for Black Culture

Panel discussion on
Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God Led by Dr. Porchia Moore

In partnership with UF Libraries and The NEA Big Read in Alachua County
Co-sponsored by Dept. of Gender, Sexuality and Women’s Studies

Afrofuturist Film Watch Party

Tuesday, January 28 | 6:00pm
Santa Fe College Blount Center
Room DB-109/110

A collection of three short films from the African Diaspora: “Pumzi”, “Afronauts”, and “Daughter of the Sea” that delve into Afrofuturism, migration and the fantastical, with community conversations led by a panel of UF faculty, Dr. Ariadna Tenorio, Dr. Abdoulaye Kane and filmmakers, Alexis Garcia and Nuotama Bodomo, moderated by Antoine Williams.

Sponsored in part by UF Center for African Studies, Santa Fe College Blount Center, BLAAC2BASICS, UF Center for Latin American Studies, and UF Center for Humanities.

Cirque Kalabanté

Tuesday, January 21 | 7:30pm
Phillips Center

West African acrobatics, drumming and dance

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Sponsored by UF Performing Arts